Application Logistics
•Bullet: Apply through the College of the Ozarks online application
•Bullet: After processing the application, the College emails access to its application process portal
•Bullet: Complete the FAFSA as part of first-time student application materials
•Bullet: Completed applications by December 31 receive initial consideration for the following fall class
•Bullet: Completed files after December 31 are reviewed as they are completed
Eligibility
•Bullet: Minimum 3.0 high school GPA
•Bullet: Preferred test score: 20 ACT / 1030 SAT / 63 CLT
•Bullet: Financial need is an essential requirement, waived for up to 10% of each entering class
Enrollment
•Bullet: Full-time students participate in the on-campus Work Education Program
•Bullet: Students must be at least 17 by the first day of Character Camp for the semester they are applying
Admission Pathway
•Bullet: Apply for admission to the Teacher Education program by the end of the fourth semester
•Bullet: Teacher Education admission requires minimum 2.75 cumulative GPA, 18 ACT composite or equivalent, 30 completed semester hours, and at least one consecutive semester at C of O
•Bullet: Student teaching authorization requires minimum 2.75 cumulative GPA, 2.5 content-area GPA, 3.0 professional education GPA, completion of certification requirements, and C- or higher in required content and professional education courses
•Bullet: Passing the content-specific Praxis exam is required before student teaching
Program Requirements
•Bullet: Speech and Theatre Education requires theatre/content coursework plus professional education coursework
•Bullet: Program completion follows College of the Ozarks Teacher Education Program and Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education certification standards
